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ASA updates contract templates with AI clauses 

ASA logo Thursday, 18 June 2026
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has updated its model publishing agreement templates for authors and illustrators with new AI clauses. In the updated model trade publishing agreement documents, key...

New bookshops in Victoria, Queensland and online 

Thursday, 18 June 2026
Three recent bookstores have launched with a focus on building and serving communities, both local and special-interest. Under the Elms Bookshop opened in the Victorian town of Camperdown in early...

WH Smith issues profit warning 

Tuesday, 16 June 2026
WH Smith, which operates over 30 stores in Australia, has issued a profit warning and raised £102 million in new capital from investors. The business issued the profit warning after...

Australia Reads announces return of Volume symposium 

Volume logo Tuesday, 16 June 2026
Australia Reads’ free online reading advocacy symposium Volume will return in October, expanding to a 2-day format. Speaking at the Australian Booksellers Association conference in Canberra, Australia Reads CEO Anna...

UWA Publishing acquires Thuy On’s “Insolence”

Monday, 15 June 2026
UWA Publishing (UWAP) has acquired world rights to Insolence, the fourth poetry collection by Melbourne-based poet, critic and arts journalist Thuy On. According to the publisher, Insolence “reinvents, reimagines and...

Davitt Awards 2026 longlists announced

Monday, 15 June 2026
Sisters in Crime has announced the longlists for the 2026 Davitt Awards for the best crime books by Australian women. The longlisted titles in each category are: Adult novels At...

Varuna announces First Nations fellowship

2026 Copyright Agency First Nations Fellowships Thursday, 11 June 2026
Varuna, the National Writers’ House, has announced the recipients of the 2026 Copyright Agency First Nations Fellowship. This year’s recipients are: Gamilaraay and Yuwaalaraay journalist and industry professor Lorena Allam...

Isabel Staas and Ashleigh Barton launch Hey Author 

Isabel Staas (left) and Ashleigh Barton (right, credit Syl Marie). Thursday, 11 June 2026
Former head of audio and production at Hachette ANZ Isabel Staas and children’s author and former marketing and publicity manager Ashleigh Barton have created Hey Author, an author-support business. Staas...

Melbourne Rare Book Week announces 2026 program 

Rare Book Week Thursday, 11 June 2026
Melbourne Rare Book Week (MRBW) returns on 23 July, running until 1 August 2026 with a line-up of events, exhibitions, talks and lectures. Book experts will explore topics including the...

Giramondo acquires Amy Crutchfield’s “Asterion”

Photo of Amy Crutchfield Thursday, 11 June 2026
Giramondo has acquired world rights to the poetry collection Asterion by Amy Crutchfield. Asterion is the follow-up to Crutchfield’s debut collection The Cyprian, which won the Prime Minister’s Literary Award...

Rhiza Press acquires Riveted Press 

Tuesday, 9 June 2026
Rhiza Press has acquired Riveted Press in a deal that will come into effect on 1 October. In a statement, Rhiza Press said Riveted Press would continue to publish under...

 

 

 

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